वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-75

वेलावनमुपागम्य ततस्ते हरिपुंगवाः ।
विनिविष्टाः परं पारं काङ्क्षमाणा महोदधेः ॥७५॥

75. velāvanamupāgamya tataste haripuṃgavāḥ ,
viniviṣṭāḥ paraṃ pāraṃ kāṅkṣamāṇā mahodadheḥ.

75. velāvanam upāgamya tataḥ te haripuṅgavāḥ
viniviṣṭāḥ param pāram kāṅkṣamāṇāḥ mahodadheḥ

75. te haripuṅgavāḥ velāvanam upāgamya tataḥ
mahodadheḥ param pāram kāṅkṣamāṇāḥ viniviṣṭāḥ

75. Having approached the coastal forest, those foremost among monkeys then settled down, desiring the far shore of the great ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• वेलावनम् (velāvanam) - coastal forest (shore-forest, coastal grove)

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached (having approached, having arrived at)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• ते (te) - those (referring to the monkeys) (they, those)

• हरिपुङ्गवाः (haripuṅgavāḥ) - foremost among monkeys (foremost among monkeys, excellent monkeys)

• विनिविष्टाः (viniviṣṭāḥ) - settled down (settled down, encamped, positioned)

• परम् (param) - far, other (other, distant, highest, supreme)

• पारम् (pāram) - far shore (shore, far bank, opposite side)

• काङ्क्षमाणाः (kāṅkṣamāṇāḥ) - desiring (desiring, wishing, longing for)

• महोदधेः (mahodadheḥ) - of the great ocean (of the great ocean, of the sea)

Words meanings and morphology

वेलावनम् (velāvanam) - coastal forest (shore-forest, coastal grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of velāvana

velāvana - shore-forest, coastal grove

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (velā+vana)

• velā – shore, coast, limit, boundary
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of upāgamya.

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached (having approached, having arrived at)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund) with prefix

root gam with prefixes upa and ā, with suffix -ya

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive, indicates prior action.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

ते (te) - those (referring to the monkeys) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one, those

Note: Agrees with haripuṅgavāḥ.

हरिपुङ्गवाः (haripuṅgavāḥ) - foremost among monkeys (foremost among monkeys, excellent monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haripuṅgava

haripuṅgava - foremost among monkeys, excellent monkey

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+puṅgava)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विनिविष्टाः (viniviṣṭāḥ) - settled down (settled down, encamped, positioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viniviṣṭa

viniviṣṭa - settled, encamped, placed, positioned

Past Passive Participle

root viś with prefixes vi and ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for haripuṅgavāḥ.

परम् (param) - far, other (other, distant, highest, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, highest, supreme

Note: Agrees with pāram.

पारम् (pāram) - far shore (shore, far bank, opposite side)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāra

pāra - shore, far bank, opposite side, end

Note: Object of kāṅkṣamāṇāḥ.

काङ्क्षमाणाः (kāṅkṣamāṇāḥ) - desiring (desiring, wishing, longing for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāṅkṣamāṇa

kāṅkṣamāṇa - desiring, wishing, longing for

Present Middle Participle

root kāṅkṣ with suffix -māna

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with haripuṅgavāḥ.

महोदधेः (mahodadheḥ) - of the great ocean (of the great ocean, of the sea)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean, sea

compound of mahā and udadhi

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by pāram.

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